Special Editions Archive

Over the years, Outpatient Surgery Magazine has written frequently about drills to prepare perioperative and support staff for extremely rare but potentially deadly...

Are employees kept free from harm because they work in a place that has a culture that places a high value on safety, or because a facility buys products with all the latest bells...

In May, Minnesota became the 18th U.S. state to pass a surgical smoke evacuation mandate into law....

There was a time, long, long ago, when ASC administrators felt like referees caught in the middle of a frustrating bout between productivity and safety....

Hip and knee replacements have long dominated the same-day total joints market, but outpatient total shoulder replacements were gaining traction even before CMS...

The Shreveport (La.) Endoscopy Center found the type of fluid waste management system that’s right for them more than a decade ago and won’t be switching any time...

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways have been around for 20 years and are fine-tuned all the time....

If your facility performs total joints or is considering doing so, how should you measure success?...

Everyone is aligned with the idea that endoscopes need to be dried before they’re stored because germs thrive in their long, dark, narrow channels....

Many surgical equipment and instrumentation manufacturers’ instructions for use (IFUs) for cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing their products are not as clear...